A South Korean train has traveled across the border into North Korea for the first time in more than a decade. Experts on board will be looking for ways to improve North Korea's outdated railroads.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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South Korean TV networks covered the trains departure as it rolled toward the border.
In a meeting with South Korea's president this year, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un admitted his railways and roads are in 'embarrassing' shape.
The leaders hope an upgrade in the future will improve inter-Korean travel and trade.
But for now the South Koreans inspecting the North's railroads are only allowed to look.
Improvements can't be made due to international sanctions against North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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